AGS-30
| AGS-30 | |
|---|---|
AGS-30 at MAKS 2009 | |
| Type | Automatic grenade launcher |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1995–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Second Chechen War 2008 South Ossetia war Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict |
| Production history | |
| Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |
| Designed | 1990 |
| Manufacturer | ZID |
| Produced | since 1995 |
| Variants | AG-30M vehicle-mounted version |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 16 kg unloaded |
| Length | 1,165 mm |
| Cartridge | 30×29mm grenade |
| Caliber | 30 mm |
| Action | Blowback |
| Rate of fire | 400 round/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 185 m/s |
| Effective firing range | 2,100 m (with GPD-30 round) |
| Feed system | 29 grenade belt |
| Sights | Adjustable telescopic sight, day-night sight, mechanical sight, portable radar |
The AGS-30 is a Russian automatic grenade launcher currently in production in Russia and in service with the Russian armed forces.